THREE of Coventry City’s talented youngsters have signed new deals with the club.

Defender Jordan Clarke has committed himself to the club for the next three years, while strikers Callum Wilson and Shaun Jeffers have both signed two-year contracts with the Sky Blues.

Coventry City manager Andy Thorn said he was delighted the trio had put pen to paper.

“These three lads have all progressed through our academy and it is encouraging to see that we are producing the sort of talent that can feed the first-team squad,” he said.

“In the days of so many loan players, there is no question that supporters prefer to see players progressing through the ranks.

“It is vital for a club like ours to produce our own home-grown talent which can supplement players we bring in and equally important that young players are seen to be given a real crack at the first team because that will encourage others to join.”

Clarke, 19, has featured regularly in the first-team squad during the past two seasons and bagged his first senior goal in a 3-0 win against Barnsley last season.

England under-19 international Jeffers, 19, made his debut when he started the League Cup tie against Hartlepool United in 2009/10.

He made 25 appearances for Cheltenham Town last season during a loan spell before going on loan to Cambridge United.

Wilson, 19, made one appearance for City last term, coming on as a substitute in the home match against Queens Park Rangers, before enjoying a loan spell at Kettering Town last season, where he made 17 appearances.